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Pupae—The pupae (Fig. 20) resemble Culex, but are larger. They 
remain as pupae two or three days. 
Adults——The adults are easily recognized. They have the legs and 
abdomen conspicuously banded with white and the dorsum of the thorax 
bears a lyre-shaped area of white, though this is sometimes inconspicuous. 
They fly and bite only during the day. 
BREEDING PLACES 
The larvae of this species have been found in an old pot, tin cans, and 
in pans in the laboratory. 
PSOROPHORA 
The eggs are large, spined, and laid singly. The larvae are much like 
Culex, but can soon be distinguished by their large size, being over one-half 
of an inch when full grown. They are cannibalistic and feed upon larvae 
of Culex, Anopheles, and the smaller ones of their own species. (Berkley 
1902.) The adult of P. ciliata is easily recognized by its large size and the 
bands of erect scales on the legs. P. Floridense looks very much like 
Stegomyia, but so far as I have observed, they fly and bite only at night. 
Neither species are ordinarily troublesome here. No local breeding places 
have been found. 
(To be continued in Nos. 3 and 4. No. 3 will contain Mosquitoes and 
Disease, Natural Enemies, and Preventives; No. 4, Part II, Traps: for Mos- 
quitoes. ) 
PERSONALS 
‘Announcements of the marriage of Mr. A. C. Mason of the 
U. S. Ent. Laboratory at Miami to Miss Mary McConchie, at 
Paris, Ill., have been received. | 
Mr. C. A. Bennett has established his laboratory for the cam- 
phor thrips work at Satsuma. With J. R. Watson of the Fla. 
Exp. Station, who has been made colaborator in the Bureau on 
this project, he has recently made a trip to Macclenny, Glen St. 
Mary, and Monticello. 
Mr. K. E. Bragdon is at present supervising the inauguration 
of a general survey of the peninsular section of Florida for the 
purpose of finding whether or not the sweet potato weevil has 
become established at interior points. 
Mr. W. R. Briggs has recently been appointed County Agent 
for Manatee County, with headquarters at Bradentown. 
Mr. A. C. Brown recently participated in the boll weevil in- 
vestigations conducted by the State Plant Board in the northern 
part of the state. 
